The Black Tulip (1964)

The Black Tulip (1964)

by Ted Davis Original Title: La Tulipe Noire Directed by: Christian-Jaque Synopsis: In the days before The French Revolution, aristocrat Guillaume de Saint Preux (Alain Delon) leads a dangerous double life, acting as one of the nobility, yet also donning mask and cape as the Black Tulip, the notorious scourge and plunderer of the entitled […]

Kung Fu – “Chains”

Kung Fu – “Chains”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: March 29, 1973 Directed by: Robert Butler Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: To learn the whereabouts of his brother, mild-mannered wanderer Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine), who also happens to be a Shaolin monk on the run from a trumped […]

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Wreck-it Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) enter the internet to try to buy a new steering wheel for the Sugar Rush game from eBay. Cartoon Cats: As […]

The Three Musketeers (1939)

The Three Musketeers (1939)

Starring: Mademoiselle Dominique de France Directed by: Allan Dwan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A musical and comical but otherwise fairly faithful retelling of Dumas’ classic novel pairs D’Artagnan (Don Ameche) with three Musketeer impersonators (The Ritz Brothers). Kitty Cameo: As in other film adaptations […]

Warlords of Atlantis (1978)

Warlords of Atlantis (1978)

by Brian H Also Known As: Warlords of the Deep Directed by: Kevin Connor Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In the early 1900’s British archaeologist Professor Aitken (Donald Bisset) hires Captain Daniels (Shane Rimmer) to take him, Aitken’s son Charles (Peter Gilmore) and engineer Greg […]

Drums of Fu Manchu: Chapter Three – Ransom in the Sky (1940)

Drums of Fu Manchu: Chapter Three – Ransom in the Sky (1940)

by Ted Davis Directed by: John English & William Witney Synopsis: The third chapter of the briskly paced fifteen part serial, wherein the admirably single-minded Dr. Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon) endeavors to dominate the world (yet again!), this time through the expedient of using the fabled lost scepter of Genghis Khan to unite and command […]

The Man Called Flintstone (1966)

The Man Called Flintstone (1966)

Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna Synopsis: This full-length animated feature finds Fred Flintstone (voiced by Alan Reed) having to step into the place of look-alike master spy Rock Slag which puts a crimp in his family vacation plans. Cartoon Cat: Pebbles and Bamm Bamm are playing in a Paris playground imagining the things they […]

Star of India (1954)

Star of India (1954)

by Brian HBehind the Scenes by Linda Kay Directed by: Arthur Lubin This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Pierre St. Laurent (Cornel Wilde), a French nobleman and officer, returns to France after military service in India. He finds that […]

Danger Man – “Judgement Day”

Danger Man – “Judgement Day”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: January 29, 1966 Directed by: Don Chaffey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Tensions are high outside of Bir Azhad when globe-trotting secret M9 agent John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) contends with a group of unsanctioned Israeli vigilantes intent on killing the […]

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Starring: Washington and Frisco Directed by: Oliver Parker This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The world’s most unlikely master spy Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) returns to track down international assassins bent on causing world havoc. Kitty Cameo: In […]